Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Stinking iris

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Iris
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).